Umar Khalid Begins 5th Year in Jail Amid Debate on What’s Terror
Apurva Vishwanath | 14 September 2024 | The Indian Express
Umar Khalid, a “veteran of sedition,” as a Delhi Police chargesheet in March 2020 described him, entered his fifth year in jail this week on terror charges.
“A veteran of sedition, the investigation of this case has established how far accused Umar Khalid has travelled from 2016…,” the 40-page chargesheet begins against the 37-year-old former JNU student. At the heart of the case against Khalid is what constitutes a “terrorist act” and who determines that…